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Economy in a colony where the colonizing country
removed raw materials and shipped them back
home to benefit its economy.
Example:
Europe and Japan needed tea, rubber, iron, etc. so they colonized smaller countries to ship it back home. |
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Economics
(raw material for home country and sell
their goods overseas)
Militarism
(Placed naval forces to protect their global trade routes)
Nationalism
(People want to spread their culture to other inferior countries)
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The policy by which strong nations extend their political, military, and economic control over weaker territories.
"Our country wants what your country has,
so we're taking over!"
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United States Navy Commodore who
negotiated with Japan.
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The people:
wondered why the United States
would buy such a cold and far away place.
Made fun of Seward calling Alaska "Seward's Icebox."
The benefits:
The "ice box" turned out to be rich in timber,
oil, and other natural resources. |
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The belief that life consists of competitive struggles in which only the fittest survive.
"Survival of the fittest." |
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To incorporate (a country or other territory) within the domain of another state
Example: The U.S. annexed Hawaii and claimed
it as a U.S. Territory |
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The last monarch of Hawaii.
She resented the increasing power of the white planters who owned much of the Hawaiian land.
She also wrote the famous song "Aloha Oe." |
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